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CVE-2020-5240 Detail

Description

In wagtail-2fa before 1.4.1, any user with access to the CMS can view and delete other users 2FA devices by going to the correct path. The user does not require special permissions in order to do so. By deleting the other users device they can disable the target users 2FA devices and potentially compromise the account if they figure out their password. The problem has been patched in version 1.4.1.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://github.com/labd/wagtail-2fa/commit/ac23550d33b7436e90e3beea904647907eba5b74 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/labd/wagtail-2fa/security/advisories/GHSA-9gjv-6qq6-v7qm Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-285 Improper Authorization GitHub, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-5240
NVD Published Date:
03/13/2020
NVD Last Modified:
03/18/2020
Source:
GitHub, Inc.